COMPARATIVE-STUDY OF UPTAKE AND TISSUE DISTRIBUTION OF METHYLMERCURY IN FEMALE RATS BY INHALATION AND ORAL ROUTES OF ADMINISTRATION

被引：6

作者：

FANG, SC

机构：

[1] Dept. Agric. Chem., Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, Ore. 97331, United States

来源：

BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY | 1980年 / 24卷 / 01期

关键词：

AIR POLLUTION - Control;

D O I：

10.1007/BF01608077

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

The release of mercury to the environment from coal-fired power plants, mining, and smelting operations is of special concern since these sources are currently uncontrolled and the use of coal is expected to increase significantly. Mercury which is released into the environment becomes available for methylation. Methylation rates in ecosystems are a function of the mercury burden, bacterial population, and other physicochemical conditions. Analysis of mercury forms in the air around Tampa Bay, Florida revealed that about 21% of mercury in the atmosphere is of methylmercury types. This paper reports a study on the uptake and tissue accumulation of **2**0**3Hg-methylmercuric chloride following oral and inhalation administration in female rats.

引用

页码：65 / 72

页数：8

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[1] ELIMINATION TISSUE ACCUMULATION AND CELLULAR INCORPORATION OF MERCURY IN RATS RECEIVING AN ORAL DOSE OF 203HG-LABELED PHENYLMERCURIC ACETATE AND MERCURIC ACETATE [J].